Mop



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,868

A. F. EwlNG MOP Filed Oct. 30. 1926 Patented Feb. 28, 1928. Y

UNITED STATES `PATENT OFFICE.

ASDA F. EWINGQOF WILKINSBUBG, IEENINTSYIVANIA,`

`Application filed October 30, 1926. Serial No. 145,167.

This invention relates to mops and more` the stationary member, as shown, for example, and disclosed in the U. S. Patent No. 1,630,418, dated May 31, 1927, or otliei' suit'- able form of mop holder.

The objects of .the invention are: y

First to provide a mop of the character above indicated which is durable and cheap to manufacture and consists of a minimum of weight and amount of material and workmanship to manufacture, and which at the same time canbe quickly adjusted and tirmlyclamped bythe mop holder and the unclamping and removal of the mop from the holder can be easilyk effected with the least number ofmanual operations.

Second, to provide a mop which is devoid of all metal parts and capable of being sewed together on a single type of machine and is of such shape, contour and formation as to enable the same after being removed from the holder to be easily and quickly washed, orcleaned, or passed through an ordinary clothes wringing machine without in any way impairing its eificient and long continued use.

Third, to construct and sew together a" said mop has been clamped tothe holder andy said holder is in position to be used in wiping or mopping a plane surface either iii a horizontal or vertical position only the soft texture of the mop is capable of coming in contact with the surface of the floor or other body to be inopped, thereby preventing the abrasion of theiioor or scratch-1 ing of the body surface due to the contact of metal forming the holder with said floor or body surface and insuring a long life and slow and uniform wearing down of the soft texture or wiping or mopping element of the mop.

Fourth, to shape, construct, arrange and sew together the parts of the mop so that it is iiexible and no metal is incorporated in the same and is capable of being firmly grasped and applied by the hand without the use of a holder.- y i Fifth, to form a mop which is of such shape, contour and cross section and at the same time flexible, which will enable the mops to be of arminimum weight and easily packed for shipment within a minimum of space and freight costs, and at the same time insure no distortion or injury of said mops tending to make them inoperative or undesirable after being unpacked for sale.

Sixth, other advantages of construction and relation of the parts will 4be apparent and understood from the detailed description to be hereinafter disclosed.

The invention consists of structural characteristics and relative arrangement of ele! ments which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

`In the drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate the same parts in the five figures:

Figure l isa perspective view of the improved mop showing in dotted lines the lowe-r and fragmentary portion of themo holder and manner in which it is app ied or clamped to said mop.`

Figure `2 is a top plan view of the mop section with the soft texture or wiping or mo ping elements omitted.

igure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the underside of the under portion or element of the mop sectionshown in Figure 2 with one corner turned up. y

Figurer/1 is a. perspective and fragmentary showing of an upturned corner of the mop section shown in Figure l, and

Figure 5 is a perspective of one form` of fastener or clip which may be employed for Asecuring the mop to a holder;

Referring t0 the drawing, 10 is the lower flexible section usually made of a durable and flexible fabric rectangular in shape and `as is commonly employed in this class of inventions. The absorbent material ll is preferably arranged and disposed so as to leave a small margin around the edges or four sides of the flexible section l0, as shown at l2 (see Figure 4), wherein the absorbent material l1 hasbeen omitted for purposes of permitting the easy and cheap manufacture of the mop and permit the same to be run through a sewing machine when the upper ics flexible section 13 is 4to be sewed onto the lower section 10, and also acting as a protection for the outer edges of the mop and absorbent material.

The upper flexible section or fabric 13 is superimposed on the upper side and is of the same shape as the lower section 1() and is secured to said section 10 preferably with stitches let arranged a short distance from the edge, as shown in Figure et, and the said stitching lll, as is shown in the rectangular form illustrated in the drawings, is made to pass aroundk three sides of the rectangle and a part of the fourth side, said fourth side being preferably one of the longer sides, as clearly indicated in Figure 2, thereby forming a poclret15 between the lower and up, fabric sections 10 and 18, with their disconnected edges or portions 16 and 17 providing an opening 151 adapted to be spread apart to obtain access into said pockets for the purpose of easily inserting the fixed and rectangular member 18 of a mop holder in the position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.

After the fixed member 18 of a mop holder is inserted through the opening 151 into the pocket 15, as described, the pivoted or clamping member 19 of a mop holder is swung down on the top of the upper flexible section 13 and held securely by the clam`ping ring 20, so that the upper fabric section 13 is firmly and securely held between the fixed member 18 and clamping member 19, and in view of the lower fabric section 10 being securely unitedv with the upper fabric section 13, as herein described, by the stitching 14, any movement of the mop holder clamping elements 18 and 19 will necessarily carry with them the mop with its ab-l sorbent or wiping material 11.

In order to close the opening 151 of the pocket 15, I preferably provide a clip or fastening member 21, as shown in Figure 5, which may be attached so as to pinch between its resilient ends the free edges of the lower and upper flexible fabric sections 10 and 13 in the position as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1, and'while 1 have so de scribed and shown a clip any other suitable means may be substituted therefor, and, if so desired, it may be omitted if found eX- pedient to do so. y

From .the foregoing disclosure of the construction and arrangement of the improve-A ment and mode of applying thel same, it will be seen that all the objects and advantages recited in the statement of invention have been fully and efficiently carriedr out, and while l have shown and described my preferred form of the mop, many changes will readily suggest themselves without in any way departing from the salientfeatures herein disclosed' and embodied in the scope of. the claims and the improved mop may be used in conjunction with other forms of mop holders. Y j

What l claim is:-

1. A mop comprising a flexible section having securedon one of its sides andv spaced from its outer edges an absorbent material, said space providing a marginal flexible Section without absorbent material' and a second flexible section secured to the marginal section on the other side of the first-named` terial, said space providing a marginal flex# ible section without absorbent material-and an upper fabric section' secured to the upperA and opposite side of said fabric section iny such a manner as to form a pocket between said lower andupper fabric section for the insertion of a mop holder.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afix my signature.`

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